GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |